impishness

Examples

• All

• Thanks for your time and impishness.

  Blog text (3)

• "No, no speeches," Riker said, failing entirely to hide the impishness in his eyes.

  Fiction book (2002)

• His eyes, one green and one hazel, move very quickly, and his red hair tends to fight gravity, which lends him a certain impishness.

  Fiction book (1996)

• The children's impishness made the classroom feel lively and fun.

• His impishness often led to playful teasing, bringing laughter to the group.

Synonyms

M

mischievousness

vsimpishness

1 4.6

Playful actions that cause small harmless trouble for fun

is more about joking and harmless pranks than deliberate troublemaking

A

archness

vsimpishness

1 9.1

Playful, slightly cheeky teasing that makes people smile

is lighthearted and harmless rather than sly, cheeky, or improper

R

roguishness

vsimpishness

1 7.5

A playful habit of doing mischief or telling small lies that amuses people

is about jokes and harmless pranks without implying real dishonesty

P

prankishness

vsimpishness

1 8.4

A liking for doing playful, slightly naughty tricks on other people

is broader, covering jokes and general playful mischief rather than only tricks

W

waggishness

vsimpishness

• Literature

1 8.1

A playful, slightly naughty way of being funny that makes people smile

is more about joking and pranks than clever verbal humour

P

puckishness

vsimpishness

1 8.8

A playful, teasing way of behaving that surprises people

is oriented toward jokes and small practical tricks rather than general mischief

Antonyms

S

seriousness

53 2.7

A calm and honest way of speaking or acting that shows you mean what you say

How Mischievous

devilishness

1 7.6

naughtiness

2 3.2

impishness

1 6.7

cheekiness

• Informal

1 5.8

roguishness

1 7.5

playfulness

7 2.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology